Wonder Boys win conference home gameSenior Chance Scamardo went 3-for-3 with one run and an RBI, senior Mike Kattula went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and junior John Lassiter went 2-for-3 as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (5-2, 1-0 GAC) earned their first conference win of the season 5-1 against the Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm (3-1, 0-1 GAC) Friday night at Tech Field. The Crimson Storm opened up scoring in the top of the first on a wild pitch from pitcher Ryan Taylor. The Wonder ...

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HSU can't shake Pounds in ATU winAnissa Pounds scored a career-high 24 points — including two critical plays in the final 66 seconds — to lead the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns to a 91-85 Great American Conference women’s basketball victory over the Henderson State Lady Reddies at Tucker Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. Pounds’ fifth 3-pointer of the day came with 1:06 remaining and provided ATU with an 87-84 lead. She drove the lane for a layup, was fouled and made the free throw...

Friedel, Wonder Boys shoot down HSU Clarence Willard scored 16 points, Marshawn Arnold added 13 points, and Tyler Friedel turned in a nine-point effort — including the game-winning 3-pointer with 14 seconds to play — as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball team used a furious second-half rally to top the Henderson State Reddies 58-56 Saturday night at Tucker Coliseum. Henderson State (10-13, 6-9 Great American Conference) controlled the pace in the early going, opening up a ...

Arkansas downs LSU 81-70 in front of Clinton FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Many of Arkansas’ greatest were on hand to honor the school’s six Final Four appearances on Saturday. Alandise Harris’ thundering one-handed dunk ignited a furious late rally that made the Razorbacks of old feel right at home in an 81-70 win over LSU. Sparked by Harris’ late flush over Tigers star Johnny O’Bryant, as well as 16 second-half points from Coty Clarke, Arkansas (16-9, 5-7 Southeastern Conference) kept its faint ...

Cyclones lose second straightRussellville Cyclones head coach Codey Mann knows that to be a great team in the 7A/6A-Central Conference, you have to be able to compete with the Little Rock Parkview Patriots. “I told our kids that the key to being great is to be able to beat teams like this,” Mann said. “In the Class 6A, when you start looking at going after a state title, all roads lead to Parkview.” The Cyclones aren’t there yet, Mann said, after Russellville’s 51-35 loss...

Lady Red Devils beat Two RiversOLA — The Atkins Lady Red Devils defeated the Two Rivers Lady Gators on Thursday by a score of 46-42. “It wasn’t a pretty win, but as the old saying goes, an ugly win is better than a pretty loss anytime. At this time of year, especially with us having to play as many games as we are due to make-up games. We just need to be able to find a way to win. I thought the girls did a great job over the last four minutes of game doing what we needed to...

Spectacular play propels Allen to national honorCLARKSVILLE — University of the Ozarks junior point guard Ricky Allen received national recognition Wednesday when he was named to the D3Hoops.com Men’s Basketball Team of the Week. The honor comes two days after being named the American Southwest Conference Player of the Week. Allen joins NCAA Division III players Jack Taylor from Grinnell College, Julian Strickland from Rose-Hulman, Dillon Stith from St. Vincent College and Victor Smith from...

Robinson signs with Crowder CollegeRussellville Cyclones senior pitcher Austin Robinson knew he wanted to sign a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) with the Crowder College Roughriders when he saw how much progress former Cyclones Frank Chiolino and Cody Jones had made since joining the program in 2013. “We’ve had two guys go to that program,” he said. “And they come back to practices sometimes and they tell me about it and they talk about the coaches and I ca...

East-West era ends with Westside victoryIf a house divided will soon fall, then the Russellville Junior High Eastside-Westside rivalry proves that it also produces hard-fought basketball games. Because the Russellville School District will consolidate East and West into one school beginning next year, Thursday’s basketball game inside Whirlwind Gymnasium represented the final game between the two and the end of an era. After trailing for three quarters, the Westside Whirlwinds ralli...

Russellville to host Night of ChampionsThe eighth annual Cyclones “Night of Champions” will recognize Jim Gerren (1954), Bruce Webb (1972) and Karen Burnham-Brown (1995) tonight when Russellville hosts Little Rock Parkview inside Cyclone Gymnasium. Gerren is being recognizaed fo his efforts in track, basketball and football during his three years at RHS. He won th 880-yard run in the state track meet in 1954 and was inducted into the Russellville High School Athletic Hall of Fame. ...

Missouri holds off Arkansas after Brown's driveCOLUMBIA, Mo. — Jabari Brown drove the lane for the go-ahead basket with 12.2 seconds left for the last of his 25 points and Missouri survived a late surge by Arkansas for an 86-85 victory on Thursday night. Jordan Clarkson had 27 points to lead Missouri (17-7, 5-6 SEC), which ended the first three-game losing streak of coach Frank Haith’s three seasons. The last two wins have come against the Razorbacks (15-9, 4-7) and former Missouri coach M...

New faces dot balanced Ozarks softball rosterCLARKSVILLE — University of the Ozarks head softball coach Laurie Adkins has assembled a group of talented players, including a number of new faces, for the 2014 season, which begins Friday when the Lady Eagles host Concordia University Texas in a doubleheader. Ten new players dot the roster, many of which will take on big responsibilities, according to Adkins. “A lot of our new players will take on heavy roles this season,” she said. “Some wi...

Wonder Boys hold off Tigers 86-80ARKADELPHIA — Tyler Friedel scored a career-high 35 points, shooting 8-of-13 from the 3-point line, Clarke Overlander scored 15 points off the bench, going 4-of-4 from 3-point range, and Marshawn Arnold added a 14-point effort as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (15-7, 10-4 Great American Conference) held off a late rally by the Ouachita Baptist Tigers (7-13, 4-10 GAC) and won 86-80 on Thursday at Vining Arena. Tyler Friedel opened scoring with a...

Ramsey honored for 35 years coachingCLARKSVILLE — University of the Ozarks head women’s basketball coach Carl Ramsey was honored prior to the Lady Eagles game Saturday for his 35 years of coaching success. Ozarks Athletics Director Jimmy Clark presented Ramsey, who was unaware of the ceremony, with a plaque at half court in front of a number of his former players. During the ceremony, Ramsey was praised “for his long-time commitment and dedication to young people as a coach, edu...

Pottsville sweeps DoverDOVER — The Pottsville Lady Apaches won a hard-fought 4A-4 Conference game on the road Tuesday by a margin of 48-39. Courtney Dotson had a career scoring night with 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Lady Apaches (16-4, 10-0). Jessica Foster was 6-for-6 at the free-throw line and netted six points. Erica Lackey and Jenna Goodwin netted five points each. Hannah Barnett collected four steals and four assists. Pottsville will play Mena on senior n...

Russellville girls stumble in Fort SmithFORT SMITH — Turnovers doomed the Russellville Lady Cyclones during Tuesday’s game against the Fort Smith Northside Lady Grizzlies. Russellville was guilty of 29 turnovers during the 59-31 loss. Northside (19-1, 8-0 7A/6A-Central Conference) hit a 3-pointer and a jumper to take a quick 5-0 lead. Shameka Ealy broke the scoring with a layup. Kenzie Wiedower followed with another layup, but the Lady Cyclones (6-12, 1-7) went on to fall behind 16-...

Wildcats win 2A-4 Conference crownHECTOR — The Hector Wildcats claimed the 2A-4 Conference championship and won their 11th straight home game on Monday against the Western Yell County Wolverines. The 56-49 victory over the Wolverines (13-8, 5-5) marked the third conference championship for Hector in 50 years. Still, Hector head coach Cody Vaught saw plenty of room for improvement, even amid the conference title. “We didn’t play up to our full potential tonight, but we found a ...

Allen, Davis named conference players of the weekCLARKSVILLE — University of the Ozarks senior forward Kindra Davis and junior point guard Ricky Allen were named the American Southwest Conference Women’s and Men’s basketball players of the week, ASC Media Relations Director Jimmy Glenn announced Monday. Davis, a 6-foot native of Fort Smith, averaged 24.5 points and 14.0 rebounds per game to push Ozarks to a pair of wins, including four of its last five. Behind Davis’ play, the Lady Eagles mo...

’84 Hogs stunned No. 1 UNCFor those who didn’t know, the late Al McGuire made an interesting point about Arkansas basketball during a live telecast: “Surprisingly, Arkansas plays on three home courts — one in Little Rock, one in Fayetteville and one here,” the Marquette coach-turned-broadcaster noted. “Here” was the Pine Bluff Convention Center. Then was Feb. 12, 1984. Who were the No. 1 team in men’s college basketball, the North Carolina Tar Heels, and the Arkansas R...